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1.
Explaining REST to Damien Katz (25hoursaday.com)
51 points by baha_man on Aug 17, 2008 | 20 comments
2.
What happened to Zimbabwe (vanityfair.com)
45 points by crocus on Aug 17, 2008 | 48 comments
3.
Like your hair is on fire (sethgodin.typepad.com)
44 points by bdfh42 on Aug 17, 2008 | 20 comments
4.
Poll: Would you like to see this site become CS/Startup related only?
41 points by mattmaroon on Aug 17, 2008 | 80 comments
5.
On the App Store (stevenf.com)
33 points by bouncingsoul on Aug 17, 2008 | 30 comments
6.
The Linear Algebra Behind Search Engines (maa.org)
27 points by avner on Aug 17, 2008 | 1 comment
7.
Ask HN: Questions For & About Startups
26 points by LukeG on Aug 17, 2008 | 24 comments
8.
Python is now Blub! Run! (arvindn.livejournal.com)
23 points by prakash on Aug 17, 2008 | 47 comments
9.
Of course MS Windows is better It has Visual Studio (apotheon.org)
21 points by bdfh42 on Aug 17, 2008 | 53 comments
10.
Is AppJet the next big web framework? (vezquex.com)
19 points by Raphael on Aug 17, 2008 | 29 comments
11.
SIGGRAPH 2008 Papers (googlepages.com)
19 points by joshwa on Aug 17, 2008 | 3 comments
12.
Thread safe rails 2.2 from new core member (rubyonrails.org)
19 points by gtani on Aug 17, 2008 | 8 comments
13.
Hundreds of people prosecuted for practicing "interior design" without a license. (marginalrevolution.com)
18 points by bokonist on Aug 17, 2008 | 18 comments
14.
My Life as a Prolog Implementor (kuleuven.ac.be)
17 points by nickb on Aug 17, 2008 | 4 comments
15.
Create a WiFi heat map (slowchop.com)
16 points by streblo on Aug 17, 2008
16.
Are we in a bubble? This company got over 8 million in funding (redux.com)
15 points by marketer on Aug 17, 2008 | 36 comments
17.
How to Avoid Feature Creep (gigaom.com)
15 points by spencerfry on Aug 17, 2008 | 7 comments
18.
I Was There. Just Ask Photoshop. (nytimes.com)
14 points by echair on Aug 17, 2008 | 2 comments
19.
On dependencies in the API (googletesting.blogspot.com)
13 points by jauco on Aug 17, 2008 | 5 comments
20.
A pair of pants is a special two-dimensional surface (wikipedia.org)
13 points by marketer on Aug 17, 2008
21.
New magazine-sharing site escapes copyright laws abroad (cnet.com)
11 points by nickb on Aug 17, 2008 | 1 comment
22.
The Chestnut blight: "unrivaled in the history of human-wrought ecological disasters" (americanscientist.org)
9 points by crocus on Aug 17, 2008
23.
The three c's: changers, contributors and coasters (gapingvoid.com)
10 points by tomh on Aug 17, 2008
24.
Self-Indication Solves Time-Asymmetry (overcomingbias.com)
10 points by kf on Aug 17, 2008 | 10 comments
25.
Ask Sama: Any advice for startups talking to big companies?
8 points by hooande on Aug 17, 2008 | 3 comments
26.
B3ta's Rob picks apart the rules of making a great (small) game (e4.com)
8 points by notauser on Aug 17, 2008 | 1 comment
27.
8 Essential Skills They Didn’t Teach You In School (lifehack.org)
8 points by langer on Aug 17, 2008 | 5 comments
28.
Alan Greenspan: Triple Skilled Immigrant Quota (wsj.com)
8 points by babyshake on Aug 17, 2008 | 11 comments
29.
Dare left something out (and it's important) (scripting.com)
8 points by bootload on Aug 17, 2008 | 7 comments
30.
Startup idea for you: A button to make websites readable
8 points by CatDancer on Aug 17, 2008 | 38 comments

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